Dispensing Optician

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Dispensing Optician: Camberley, Surrey

Location: Camberley, Surrey

Position:  Dispensing Optician
Salary: Up to £32,500 pro rata
Working Hours: Full-time or Part-Time (minimum 3 days per week)
Experience Level: Must have previous experience working in an optician and must have a GOC number.

Your future is clear at Specsavers Camberley, where there’s always something exciting ahead.

Come and join our accomplished team as a Dispensing Optician at Specsavers Camberley, where we are at the height of customer care. Join us and help work to ensure every single one of our customers receives the very best patient experience. We’re community-focused and we need someone ready to use their passion, skills and experience to build on our ever-growing and loyal customer base.

We’re dedicated to our customers, but what really makes this role stand out is that we offer a workplace with a difference – where people grow both personally and professionally.  We are a busy store, with 8 test rooms, offering five efficient clinics per day.  No two days are ever the same; the lively and supportive colleagues within our store see to that.  We have a wealth of professional experience within our team; our two longest serving memebers of staff have been with us over 20 years and they are always available to share their knowledge and advice, when needed.

What’s on offer?

• Salary up to £31,000 pro rata
• Store bonus available
• GOC fees paid for
• Exceptional clinical and professional development opportunities
• 33 days holiday (inc BH)
• Access to cutting-edge clinical technology, such as OCT
• Dedicated professional and clinical development courses, tailored to your career aspirations
• WeCare- WeCare looks after your wellbeing with a 24/7 UK-based online GP, mental health counselling, a get fit programme, legal and financial guidance, plus much more. Using your phone, tablet or desktop, you and your family have 24/7 access to thousands of experts, all from the comfort of your own home.
• Annual subscription to the “Headspace” well-being app (worth £9.99 per month)
• Access to our discounted benefits scheme, Specsavers Perks offering substantial cashback and discounts with restaurants, supermarkets, utility companies, holidays and much much more!
• Free street parking close to the store
• Regular team social evenings and rewards

The Role in a Nutshell:

• Ensure that you provide good levels of customer service to customers at all times.
• Liaise with Optometrists to ensure that each customer you dispense receives a consistent quality handover.
• Manage aftersales service (including complaints and problem solving) in a customer service focused ‘can do’ manner.
• Contribute to achievement of individual and team sales targets by demonstrating effective professional sales techniques.

Then there’s you

Alongside being a qualified and GOC registered Dispensing Optician, we are searching for someone who shares our store’s ethos. Someone who wants to grow, develop and offer exceptional customer care along the way. We want a practitioner who prides themselves on their clinical judgment, that isn’t afraid of a hands-on approach and who is keen to get involved and build rapport with the rest of the team. In summary, we’re looking for a skilled Dispensing Optician to join us, be part of the team and assist in driving our practice forward.

Location:

Camberley is a popular town in Surrey, closely bordering Hampshire and Berkshire.   It is 5 miles north of Farnborough; 8 miles south of Bracknell and 17 miles east of Basingstoke.  It is also home to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.  The town lies directly between the M3 motorway and A30 and is serviced by a regular train and bus service.  London can be reached in just over an hour and the coast of Southampton is a little over 47 miles south.  Frimley Park Hospital is also nearby.

Find out more

For more information or to apply, please contact Jasmin Robson at Specsavers Recruitment Service on 07507872676 or jasmin.robson@specsavers.com.